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A Maldivian military diver died Saturday while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave.
The group of five Italian divers is believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 meters (160 feet) in Vaavu Atoll on Thursday, according to Italy’s Foreign Ministry. The recreational diving limit in the Maldives is 30 meters (98 feet).
Maldives presidential spokesman Mohammed Hussain Shareef said that Mohamed Mahudhee, a member of…

A collision between a goods train and a bus killed at least eight people and injured 35 in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday, police said.
Firefighters and rescuers cordoned off the collision site, with investigators seen peering into the burnt-out shell of the bus.
Pedestrians were ushered away from the busy downtown intersection, which is used by tens of thousands of vehicles each day. “Eight people have died and 35 others were injured,” Bangkok police chief Urumporn Koondejsumrit…

Two projects involving water companies in the UK highlight efforts the industry is taking to harness AI and other technologies to address challenges it faces, an expert has said.

Thirty-four European states plus Australia, Costa Rica and the EU said on Friday they would join a future special tribunal for Ukraine to prosecute Russia over its invasion of the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an accord with the Council of Europe last year to create a legal body to prosecute the “crime of aggression” in the invasion Russia launched in February 2022.
The Council of Ministers, comprising foreign ministers from the organisation’s 46-member states, in a…

A widely touted economic hub in the Philippines will involve eight more countries, signalling greater international confidence in the long-term viability of the ambitious project to boost connectivity and trade in a key region.
The Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC), a trilateral infrastructure initiative led by the US, Japan, and the Philippines, is set to receive additional support from Canada, Australia, Denmark, France, Italy, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Initially envisioned as a…

The UK government’s plans to secure “energy independence” in Britain offer opportunities for developers and financiers behind renewable energy projects while placing further constraints on the offshore oil and gas industry, experts have said.

A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade arrest, officials said on Thursday.
Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s exit from the heavily guarded Senate came after volleys of gunshots were fired on Wednesday night by the building’s security personnel during an argument with a government agent, sparking chaos that apparently helped the senator to slip out.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr made…

Businesses will be able to live-test their use of new technologies under a controlled, but relaxed, regulatory environment in the UK, with the potential for some regulatory requirements to be permanently removed if the trials are successful, according to proposals outlined on Wednesday.

A proposed airport on a former US naval base in the Philippines near the entrance to Manila Bay is drawing fresh strategic attention after Washington agreed to fund a feasibility study, a move analysts say fits into US efforts to strengthen logistics, access and interoperability with the country in the South China Sea.
Experts said the proposed Sangley Point International Airport in Cavite could become more than a commercial aviation project because of its access to the South China Sea and the…

Guidance proposed by the UK’s financial watchdog will mean crypto businesses must ensure they are aware of their regulatory requirements ahead of changes to the law which will bring into regulation certain cryptoasset activities, according to experts.